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The effect of curvature on cholesteric doughnuts
Ana Fialho, Nelson R. Bernardino, Nuno M. Silvestre +1
The confinement of liquid crystals inside curved geometries leads to exotic structures, with applications ranging from bio-sensors to optical switches and privacy windows. Here we…
Wetting of cholesteric liquid crystals
Nuno M. Silvestre, Maria Carolina Figueirinhas Pereira, Nelson R. Bernardino +1
We investigate theoretically the wetting properties of cholesteric liquid crystals at a planar substrate. If the properties of substrate and of the interface are such that the chol…
Structure of the cholesteric-isotropic interface
N. R. Bernardino, M. C. F. Pereira, N. M. Silvestre +1
The interface of a cholesteric liquid crystal with an isotropic fluid can display a range of unusual properties, such as a layer of topological defects close to an undulated interf…
Complete wetting of elastically responsive substrates
N. R. Bernardino, S. Dietrich
We analyze theoretically complete wetting of a substrate supporting an array of parallel, vertical plates which can tilt elastically. The adsorbed liquid tilts the plates, inducing…